Fahd Faraj al-Juwair () (1969 – 28 February 2006) was a high-ranking member of
al-Qaeda
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who was the highest member of that organization in
Saudi Arabia
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at the point of his death.
Juwair was born in the town of
al-Zulfi in 1969. He joined al-Qaeda after becoming an adult and began to rise up the ranks of importance. After his predecessor
Younis al-Hayari was killed in a shootout in
Riyadh
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Juwair took over as al-Qaeda's leader on the Arabian peninsula.
Juwair was killed 28 February 2006, when he led a failed assault on an oil processing plant in
Abqaiq
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.
References
Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members
1969 births
2006 deaths
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